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C61500 Bronze vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C61500 bronze and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
27
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
52 to 56
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
9.0 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5